A large group of celebrities that included three Pro Football Hall of Fame members (Joe Greene, Ozzie Newsome, Charley Taylor) and an NBA Most Valuable Player (Willis Reed) gathered for the seventh annual Shack Harris/Doug Williams Foundation that concluded its annual charity event in Shreveport and Bossier City on Monday.

BOSSIER CITY — Grown men have their heroes, too.

Ask Ozzie Newsome.

In his own right, he is one of the NFL’s all-time best players, considered by many to be the greatest tight end in the game’s history.

He’s a former All-American at the University of Alabama, a three-time Pro Bowler, first round draftee and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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The Ruston High School football team will hold its annual Bearcat Madness event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday on James Field at L.J. “Hoss’ Garrett Stadium. The 2017 Bearcats and coaches will be introduced and RHS merchandise will be available for purchase. The Bearcats will also conduct an intersquad scrimmage around noon as part of the event.

Louisiana Tech senior guard Brooke Pumroy’s house is cluttered with beauty products. And they don’t even belong to her, or her roommate.

Nope. The owner of this beauty buffet is Tiara Davenport, LA Tech’s 6-foot sophomore forward/guard combo. When Tiara isn’t battling it out on the court in her Columbia blue and red Lady Techster uniform, she loves to play real-life Barbie.

“I feel like I have the soul of a little girl,” said Davenport, who is affectionately known as “T” by her teammates, coaches and friends. “I like to play dress up. It just hasn’t gone away.”